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An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night.
One evening when the boys were particularly ________ ，he went out to talk to them. He explained that he had just ________ and was happy when he could see or hear boys playing his ________ game—football. He would ________ give them $25 each week to play in the street at night. The boys got ________ ，for they could hardly believe ________ they were being paid to do something they ________ .
The first two weeks had passed，the boys came to the old man’s house each weekend，and went away ________ with their $25. The third week when they came back, ________ ，the old man said he hadn’t had much money ________ himself and sent them away with only $15. The fourth week，the man said he had not yet received his ________ from the government and gave them only $10. The boys were very disappointed，but there was________much that they could do about it.
At the ________ of the fifth week，the boys came back and ________ at the old man’s door，waiting for their ________ . Slowly，the door opened and the old man appeared. He ________ that he could not afford to pay them $25 ________ he had promised，but said he would give them $5 each week without ________ .
This was really too much for the boys. “You expect us to play seven days a week for merely $5！”They yelled.“ ________ ！”
They ________ away and never played on the street again.
1.A. hot B. noisy C. troublesome D. naughty
2.A. retired B. studied C. worked D. appointment
3.A. interesting B. amusing C. acceptable D. favorite
4.A. more ever B. therefore C. willingly D. forever
5.A. shouted B. cried C. thrilled D. smiled
6.A. how B. when C. that D. what
7.A. expected B. enjoyed C. admired D. respected
8.A. happily B. thankfully C. gratefully D. tearfully
9.A. but B. in addition C. however D. besides
10.A. earned B. saved C. remained D. left